Sean J Blamires
Overview
Explore the profile of Sean J Blamires including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles.
Author names and details appear as published. Due to indexing inconsistencies, multiple individuals may share a name, and a single author may have variations. MedLuna displays this data as publicly available, without modification or verification
Snapshot
Snapshot
Articles
36
Citations
276
Followers
0
Related Specialties
Related Specialties
Top 10 Co-Authors
Top 10 Co-Authors
Published In
Published In
Affiliations
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
Wolff J, Ashley L, Schmitt C, Heu C, Denkova D, Jani M, et al.
J R Soc Interface
. 2024 Jul;
21(216):20240123.
PMID: 39081115
Spider webs that serve as snares are one of the most fascinating and abundant type of animal architectures. In many cases they include an adhesive coating of silk lines-so-called viscid...
2.
Blamires S, Rawal A, Edwards A, Yarger J, Oberst S, Allardyce B, et al.
Molecules
. 2023 Mar;
28(5).
PMID: 36903366
Silk from silkworms and spiders is an exceptionally important natural material, inspiring a range of new products and applications due to its high strength, elasticity, and toughness at low density,...
3.
Joel A, Rawal A, Yao Y, Jenner A, Ariotti N, Weissbach M, et al.
Biomater Sci
. 2023 Feb;
11(6):2139-2150.
PMID: 36727424
Currently, synthetic fibre production focuses primarily on high performance materials. For high performance fibrous materials, such as silks, this involves interpreting the structure-function relationship and downsizing to a smaller scale...
4.
Arakawa K, Kono N, Malay A, Tateishi A, Ifuku N, Masunaga H, et al.
Sci Adv
. 2022 Oct;
8(41):eabo6043.
PMID: 36223455
Spider silks are among the toughest known materials and thus provide models for renewable, biodegradable, and sustainable biopolymers. However, the entirety of their diversity still remains elusive, and silks that...
5.
Craig H, Yao Y, Ariotti N, Setty M, Remadevi R, Kasumovic M, et al.
J Mater Chem B
. 2022 Apr;
10(29):5561-5570.
PMID: 35388855
Silk is a unique fiber, having a strength and toughness that exceeds other natural fibers. While inroads have been made in our understanding of silkworm silk structure and function, few...
6.
Blamires S, Nobbs M, Wolff J, Heu C
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
. 2021 Oct;
125:104873.
PMID: 34653899
Spider major ampullate (MA) silk is characterized by high strength and toughness and is adaptable across environments. Experiments depriving spiders of protein have enabled researchers to examine nutritionally induced changes...
7.
Piorkowski D, He B, Blamires S, Tso I, Kane D
Molecules
. 2021 Jul;
26(12).
PMID: 34201363
Adhesive materials used by many arthropods for biological functions incorporate sticky substances and a supporting material that operate synergistically by exploiting substrate attachment and energy dissipation. While there has been...
8.
Piorkowski D, Liao C, Joel A, Wu C, Doran N, Blamires S, et al.
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
. 2020 Nov;
114:104200.
PMID: 33214109
The disruptive nature of water presents a significant challenge when designing synthetic adhesives that maintain functionality in wet conditions. However, many animal adhesives can withstand high humidity or underwater conditions,...
9.
Craig H, Piorkowski D, Nakagawa S, Kasumovic M, Blamires S
J R Soc Interface
. 2020 Sep;
17(170):20200471.
PMID: 32993436
Spider major ampullate (MA) silk, with its combination of strength and extensibility, outperforms any synthetic equivalents. There is thus much interest in understanding its underlying materiome. While the expression of...
10.
Blamires S, Little D, White T, Kane D
R Soc Open Sci
. 2020 May;
7(4):192174.
PMID: 32431892
The silks of certain orb weaving spiders are emerging as high-quality optical materials. This motivates study of the optical properties of such silk and particularly the comparative optical properties of...